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- Fri Sep 13, 2002 6:42 pm
- Forum: Public Forum - General Topics
- Topic: Marquis Saddle?
- Replies: 52
- Views: 17660
This picture of ''An Ideal Cavalry Horse'' was published in the 1921 edition of ''The Rasp.'' I am no expert on officer's saddles but the saddle bag and pommel pouch don't appear to match those illustrated by Steffen for the Model 1917 Officer's saddle. As an aside, ''Happy,''the ideal cavalry horse...
- Fri Sep 13, 2002 11:47 am
- Forum: Public Forum - General Topics
- Topic: Marquis Saddle?
- Replies: 52
- Views: 17660
- Thu Sep 12, 2002 8:39 pm
- Forum: Public Forum - General Topics
- Topic: Marquis Saddle?
- Replies: 52
- Views: 17660
- Mon Sep 02, 2002 9:40 pm
- Forum: Public Forum - General Topics
- Topic: Marquis Saddle?
- Replies: 52
- Views: 17660
- Sun Jun 30, 2002 8:08 am
- Forum: Archive
- Topic: Riding and physical fitness
- Replies: 41
- Views: 15351
- Sun Jun 30, 2002 7:50 am
- Forum: Archive
- Topic: Riding and physical fitness
- Replies: 41
- Views: 15351
Riding and physical fitness
I found the following in the 1908 Annual Report of the Mounted Service School (Ft. Riley): "Regimental commanders should bear in mind: First, that this school is no place for novices. The whole class has been retarded this year by the presence of officers who had no experience whatever with hor...
- Fri Jun 14, 2002 8:58 pm
- Forum: Archive
- Topic: Khaki Breeches
- Replies: 39
- Views: 14681
- Fri Jun 14, 2002 8:20 am
- Forum: Reviews & Commentary
- Topic: In Pursuit of Honor
- Replies: 27
- Views: 19998
In general, I agree with the points Pat has made. I do feel, however, that he has missed the main point of the movie. It starts with a charge on the Bonus Marchers (WWI veterans) by horse cavalry. Some members of the troop feel that this is an improper way to treat fellow army veterans and refuse to...
- Sat Jun 08, 2002 7:22 am
- Forum: Archive
- Topic: Use of Horses by Allied Troops In Normandy
- Replies: 16
- Views: 6268
- Fri Jun 07, 2002 9:48 pm
- Forum: Archive
- Topic: Use of Horses by Allied Troops In Normandy
- Replies: 16
- Views: 6268
- Fri Jun 07, 2002 7:06 pm
- Forum: Archive
- Topic: Use of Horses by Allied Troops In Normandy
- Replies: 16
- Views: 6268
http://www.militaryhorse.org/gallery/Normandy.jpg' From the July-Aug. 1944 ''Cavalry Journal:'' ''A German Cavalry horse captured in Normandy is immediately utilized by American Rangers. Undisclosed numbers of German cavalrymen and mounts were surprised by the sudden descent of paratroops. Germany ...
- Mon May 06, 2002 11:54 am
- Forum: Archive
- Topic: 115th Cav Group Photo (big)
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4253
Here are some paintings by Howard E. Smith, dated 1942, of another horse-mechanized unit (107 Cav--Ohio Nat'l Guard):
<img src=''http://www.militaryhorse.org/gallery/107horse-mech1.jpg'' border=0>
<img src=''http://www.militaryhorse.org/gallery/107horse-mech2.jpg'' border=0>
<img src=''http://www.militaryhorse.org/gallery/107horse-mech1.jpg'' border=0>
<img src=''http://www.militaryhorse.org/gallery/107horse-mech2.jpg'' border=0>
- Mon Jan 28, 2002 10:04 am
- Forum: Reviews & Commentary
- Topic: Recon Scout
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1423
Recon Scout
I have just finished reading "Recon Scout" by Fred H. Salter. It is very good autobiography of a young boy's experiences in WWII. He left his small rural PA town (now well within suburban Phila) to join the horse cavalry. The section on his experiences at Ft. Riley in 1942 is short but int...
- Sat Sep 29, 2001 5:11 pm
- Forum: Archive
- Topic: Leather: Black to russet and back again.
- Replies: 17
- Views: 8854
Leather: Black to russet and back again.
In the Army Service Forces Catalog QM 6, Jan 31, 1944 Spare Parts, Harness, Artillery, M-1916, Battery Set were offered in either Black or Russet...
I wonder if the black set was for funeral caisson duty.
I wonder if the black set was for funeral caisson duty.
- Thu Sep 27, 2001 11:55 am
- Forum: Archive
- Topic: Leather: Black to russet and back again.
- Replies: 17
- Views: 8854
Leather: Black to russet and back again.
"Inasmuch as it is not possible, during the tanning process, to stuff russet leather with oils to the extent possible with black leather, it might be further stated here that russet leather equipment will need more frequent oiling and better general care than black leather. (From this fact migh...
- Tue May 15, 2001 9:54 pm
- Forum: Reviews & Commentary
- Topic: In Pursuit of Honor
- Replies: 27
- Views: 19998
- Wed May 02, 2001 4:58 pm
- Forum: Reviews & Commentary
- Topic: In Pursuit of Honor
- Replies: 27
- Views: 19998
- Tue May 01, 2001 8:45 pm
- Forum: Reviews & Commentary
- Topic: In Pursuit of Honor
- Replies: 27
- Views: 19998
In Pursuit of Honor
That is one of my favorite fictional cavalry movies too. The movie was intended to be an allegory of how badly veterans are often treated. This is a common theme in other Australian films (which this is). The actual story has no basis in fact. In truth, the horse cavalry continued for a number of ye...
- Mon Feb 12, 2001 9:50 am
- Forum: Archive
- Topic: The Ft. Riley Slide
- Replies: 53
- Views: 22180
- Mon Feb 12, 2001 12:15 am
- Forum: Archive
- Topic: The Ft. Riley Slide
- Replies: 53
- Views: 22180